The Government says it notes, “with disappointment”, the European Parliament’s objection, today, to the entry into force of the European Commission’s decision to remove certain jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, from the EU’s list of ‘high-risk’ third-countries with strategic deficiencies as regards anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”).
There are less than two weeks for children and music teachers to send in their entries for the annual ‘Gibraltar Festival for Young Musicians’ which takes place in association with the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech.
The Royal Gibraltar Police is alerting the general public of several incidents during the past week during which counterfeit £50.00 sterling (Bank of England) notes have been “passed” as payment for purchases made at several local establishments.
On Sunday 10th January a sick Filipino seaman was brought into the Port of Gibraltar from the CAPITAN VASSILIS, a Greek ship on its way from the Ivory Coast to Romania. Sadly, the seaman died before he could be treated at St Bernard’s Hospital. The death of the seaman is now a matter for the Coroner.